Amsterdam
Amsterdam architectural firm Space & Matter's ingenious project lets you stay in uniquely renovated canal-bridge houses, where bridge keepers once lived…
Amsterdam
Amsterdam architectural firm Space & Matter's ingenious project lets you stay in uniquely renovated canal-bridge houses, where bridge keepers once lived…
Amsterdam Noord
What's that imposing industrial crane rising up at NDSM-werf? It's a hotel. The three fantasy-world suites perched at varying heights – Free Spirit,…
North Holland
Built in 1912, this former fort and prison 10km west of Edam was converted a century later to a stunning spa hotel; original features include lamps, steel…
Utrecht
This fabulous 36-room boutique hotel has beautifully modernised a fine old mansion that became the Netherlands' first eye clinic in 1858 – hence all the…
Amsterdam
This grown-up boutique hotel with exemplary service, housed in a row of three grand, red-and-white-striped 19th-century mansions, has rooms with views…
Rotterdam
There's plenty to like about this hip hostel in Rotterdam's major party precinct. Female and mixed-sex dorms sleep between four and 18, with bunks, under…
Nijmegen
Fun and vintage chic are buzzwords at this achingly cool hotel, in a townhouse painted every colour of the rainbow, across the street from Valkhofpark…
Western Canal Ring
Named for Amsterdam's waterways, the eight rooms in this charming 17th-century canal house are individually decorated with black-and-white sketches of old…
Gelderland
Urban chic meets natural beauty at this stunning countryside hotel, a five-minute bike ride (600m) from the Otterlo entrance of the Hoge Veluwe National…
Amsterdam
Ignore the drab exterior: 'People's Hotel' has the vibe of an uber-cool media company, with glass-box meeting rooms and lots of bright young things on…
Utrecht
Sensitively restored from what was originally a fortified 13th-century mansion, this 23-room boutique hotel incorporates many salvaged historic details…
Noord Brabant
Friendly, stylish and handily close to Tilburg station, Roots has given a former 19th-century bank building a design-aware makeover to create one of the…
Rotterdam
You'll get a real taste of inner-city Rotterdam life when staying at these sleek apartments in the centre of town. Scattered over 15 floors of a recently…
Amsterdam
Steps from the Nieuwmarkt, the Misc has six charming rooms, all individually decorated, from the lanterns and bed canopy of the Wonders Room to the Design…
Maastricht
This prize-winning design statement is housed inside the former Crutched Friar monastery complex, dating from 1483. Modern touches, such as moulded…
Haarlem
Opened in 2018 in the former printing and die-cast workshop dating from 1703 that once housed the royal printer Johan Enschedé, this stunning property has…
Groningen
With the slogan 'Everybody should like everybody' printed on its facade, the Student Hotel could not provide a warmer or more playful welcome. Bananas…
De Pijp
A 19th-century diamond factory houses this glitzy design hotel. Its 90 creative rooms and suites have high ceilings and large windows, with custom-made…
Amsterdam
Stay in a work of art at this out-there collection of installations. Sleep inside Amsterdam Tram 965 (in a king-size bed), cosy into a cute blue-and-white…
Gelderland
Beside a delightful square in the heart of Arnhem's fashion district, this boutique hotel has 20 rooms, each individually decorated by a leading fashion…
Groningen
A fabulous rebirth of a medieval monastery, 16th-century residence of the Nassau viceroys (de stadhouders), military hospital and TV station, this…
Leeuwarden
A line of black bicycles stands outside the smartest hotel in town, an urban-chic spot inside the 19th-century post office and a neighbouring old bank…
Amsterdam
Magnificent waterside Lloyd was a hotel for emigrants from the Netherlands, who stayed here before setting sail, back in 1921. Many original fixtures…
Texel
Texel's best hotel has 42 chic rooms in natural charcoal tones and a peaceful camping field out back. Fabulous facilities including an indoor swimming…
Limburg
Around 1km southeast of the centre amid the leafy avenues of the peaceful Zand neighbourhood, Parkzicht is a gem, an old-world cafe, a family restaurant…
Leeuwarden
The novelty factor is high at this snazzy designer hostel in the town's old prison Blokhuispoort. There are 63 beds in all, split between one huge 17-bed…
Jordaan & the West
Opened in 2018 in the magnificent brick Stadsdeelkantoor, built in 1885 and now a national monument, this addition to Amsterdam's Conscious Hotels group…
Overijssel
The bold creation of Zwolle restaurateurs Jonnie and Thérèse Boer, Zwolle's most luxurious hotel occupies the former prison (1739), retaining charming…
North Holland
Oostereiland's enormous former prison – still with bars on its windows – is now partly occupied by this hip hotel. You can sleep in 11 cells (converted to…
Rotterdam
A new-generation hostel for travellers who have progressed past dorms and shared bathrooms but want to recreate the casual conviviality of backpacker…
North Holland
This beautifully restored building dates to 1697 but the owners suspect it might be older. The 12 romantic rooms blend contemporary and traditional styles…
Western Canal Ring
Rambling across 10 Golden Age canal houses on the Herengracht, these 56 unique rooms and suites of varying sizes have period furnishings, antique…
Leiden
There are plenty of boutique B&Bs in the Netherlands, but few are as stylish, comfortable and welcoming as this one. Occupying a former bookshop and…
Overijssel
One of a trio of micro-hotels in the increasingly happening Havenkwartier, Lucy Cube is a designer hotel with just one room – situated above the ground in…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Designer hotel chain W's Amsterdam premises occupy two landmark buildings, the Royal Dutch Post's former telephone exchange, and a former bank – part of…
Utrecht
Utrecht's most appealing hostel occupies a high-ceilinged 17th-century building; the dorms don't feel overly cramped even in the 16-bunk room. In the…
Amsterdam Noord
This cool design hotel is a perfect fit for hip Amsterdam Noord, with its mammoth, view-framing plate-glass windows, pillow menu, rainfall shower, Illy…
Overijssel
Dazzling, up-to-the-minute white dorms with pine bunk beds and the odd splash of sunflower-yellow become a minor detail when one considers the pretty…
Groningen
Youthful and chic in equal measure, canal-side Miss Blanche is one sassy chick when it comes to stylish sleeping. Each of the 46 suites – scattered across…
Texel
Eight gleaming silver Airstream trailers occupy this glamping paradise 5km northeast of Den Burg. All are decked out with designer fabrics and shiny…